: His most influential work, History and Myth in Romanian Consciousness (1997), critiques established myths such as the "purely Roman" origin of Romanians and the idealized portrayal of national heroes.

: Boia argues that history is not just a collection of objective facts but a narrative often influenced by mythical configurations. He contends that historians inevitably create a form of "fiction" by organizing real events into a coherent story.

Report: Lucian Boia and the Demythologization of Romanian History